Because, Walk the Line, right? Right? Sheesh. Let’s move on.
Anyway, the CPI came in right where they predicted for Y/Y and M/M, but the core CPI came in hot at 0.3 instead of 0.2. That’s all it took for folks to lose hope of a 50 bps cut in a week, and thus equities are red right now (although not by that much). The important part is that the resistance line I’ve been yammering on about endlessly held beautifully on the /ES:
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